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HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 What the Future Holds for Business Blogging And because business blogging is one of the most effective ways for marketers to consistently deliver content to their audiences -- and because it''s right in my wheelhouse as HubSpot''s blog manager -- I thought I''d share with you what I think the future of business blogging holds. And rightfully so. subpar (to put it nicely). People like. -
BLOG MY CALLS | TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013 10 Crazy Stats About Content Marketing 83% of marketers who blog daily acquired a customer using their blog - Hubspot. Only 57% of marketers who blog monthly produced a customer - Hubspot. More businesses than ever are blogging regularly - Hubspot. Nearly 10% of companies have a full-time blogger - Hubspot. 'We''re fans of content marketing. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 The Ultimate Resource for 2013 Inbound Marketing Stats and Charts [SlideShare] 86 Revealing Charts From the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. 38) 9% of companies employ a full-time blogger. 'I love reading great writing, which is what we aim to deliver consistently on this blog. Well, if that''s what you need today, then this post is for you. Tweet This Stat. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013 The Awesome Power of Guest Posts in Content Marketing As an award-winning marketing expert, Jeff Ogden , is an experienced and talented blogger, and he’s been developing a lot of guest posts for other blogs, including some with outstanding search engine authority. 'Guest posts not only bring links, they bring an audience for your content marketing. in his recent book. Boy does it ever! -
THE POINT | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013 Apparently It’s Now Safe (Again) to Use “Free” in a Subject Line 'In follow-up to the recent 2013 Marketo Summit , the marketing team at ReachForce , a leading provider of B2B data services, sent a message to attendees (including this blogger) crowing about the success of their traffic builder campaign , an email that generated a 42.8% The subject line that generated such success? So, what to do?
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BLOG MY CALLS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Is Facebook Advertising the Most Hyper-Targeted There Is? PR professionals could target bloggers, editors and writers at specific publications. AdWeek and Hubspot reported last week that Facebook is now coming out with video ads for News Feeds. 'Last week we had a webinar with Dennis Yu, Facebook marketing guru and CEO of BlitzMetrics. You can watch the entire Facebook marketing webinar here. -
BLOG MY CALLS | MONDAY, MAY 13, 2013 Is Facebook Advertising the Most Hyper-Targeted Their Is? PR professionals could target bloggers, editors and writers at specific publications. AdWeek and Hubspot reported last week that Facebook is now coming out with video ads for News Feeds. 'Last week we had a webinar with Dennis Yu, Facebook marketing guru and CEO of BlitzMetrics. You can watch the entire Facebook marketing webinar here. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Twitter Opens Advertising to All U.S. Users: Here's How it Works HubSpot). For instance, if I sold fashion jewelry, I would be sure to select @usernames of popular fashion bloggers and celebrities that endorse certain types of fashion. 'Ready to get your hands dirty with some Twitter advertising? Now''s your chance! through the launch of its new, self-service ad platform. Promoted Tweets. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, MAY 6, 2013 Twitter Opens Advertising to All: Here's How it Works HubSpot). For instance, if I sold fashion jewelry, I would be sure to select @usernames of popular fashion bloggers and celebrities that endorse certain types of fashion. 'Ready to get your hands dirty with some Twitter advertising? Now''s your chance! How Twitter''s Self-Service Ads Work. Step 3: Review Your Campaign. Promoted Tweets. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 13 Reasons INBOUND 2013 Is Boston's Can't-Miss Event That''s why HubSpot is bringing the heat this year with INBOUND 2013 , our annual inbound marketing event. Last year''s conference was packed with industry thought leaders like Gary Vaynerchuck, entertainment from Cyndi Lauper, and a new product launch from HubSpot. 'We don''t think Boston gets hot enough in August. Drooling yet?). -
CLIENT BRIDGE | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013 SLIDESHOW: Effective Content Creation From Hubspot, here''s a presentation with 15 tips for fast, easy and effective content creation. Invite Guest Bloggers. 'Content creation is vital to inbound marketing. Compile List Posts. Teach Readers How to Do Something. Answer FAQs. Curate Remarkable Content. Forget About Length. Take Advantage of Data-Based Content. Newsjack. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 20 Enlightening Pearls of Wisdom From Marketing Experts [SlideShare] 20 Pearls of Marketing Wisdom from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. 11) "I want to continue to meet and make new connections with people from all around the world enabled by the power and magic of social media." - Jeff Bullas, Blogger, Speaker, and Social Media Strategist. 'Life is busy. 13) "Don''t try to do it all. -
WRITTENT | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013 20 Exclusive Copywriting Tips Even Gurus Will Be Surprised to Know If a statistic cited by another blogger seems too fantastic to be true, it certainly could be the case. HubSpot research has found that including numbers in blog titles is a tried-and-true success copywriting tip. 'Quality content is more than king, it’s the modern equivalent of a life boat. Split Long Sentences in Half. Be Honest. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 Why I've Left the Media Business 'Today is my first day as a marketing fellow at HubSpot. The more important question might be why I came to HubSpot. Why HubSpot? It’s mostly because I’m a content guy, and HubSpot is all about content. These days other companies are figuring out the value of being publishers, but HubSpot was a pioneer in this space. -
How social media saved our church didn’t become a blogger until I had no choice. I started to study to be a better blogger, following the advice of Social Media Examiner , Hubspot and veteran bloggers. 'A few weeks ago I offered the opportunity to write a guest post (among other prizes!) By Judith Gotwald, {grow} Community Member. Here is my story. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of April 6, 2013 'Here are the top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of April 6, 2013… It’s Time to Stop Thinking Like Marketers (Social Media Marketing) Data is Not Killing Creativity, it’s Just Changing How We Tell Stories (Tech Crunch) Social Media for Customer Service: Just Do It! News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 15 Insider Tips for Creating a Content Creation Machine [SlideShare] I can't tell you how many times people have asked me, "How the heck does HubSpot crank out such a high volume of content?!" How HubSpot Does Inbound: Creating a Content Machine from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. At HubSpot, we focus more on making sure our content is comprehensive, not long. Be careful here. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2013 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of March 30, 2013 News & Notes -
WRITTENT | FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013 Google Changes, Rocking Marketers and Other Content of the Week Bottlenose , HubSpot , SocialMention and other instruments work great to fill your company’s annual reports, new industry analysis or case studies ! This success story is a great example how content on social media has turned a simple blogger into a Hollywood-level professional. You know that content’s a king these days, right? -
Dozens of reasons why corporate blogs still matter in B2B marketing The impact of blogging depends on several parameters such as industry – source HubSpot (PDF opens). Bloggers and their readers or connections with other bloggers, however, are key to success. Responding and reaching out to other bloggers and/or actively participating outside of the own blog are important as well. -
KOMARKETING ASSOCIATES | THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2013 32 Influential B2B Social Media Profiles (People) to Follow on Twitter Kipp Bodnar (@kippbodnar) : “Inbound Marketing @HubSpot. Speaker, Author and Blogger @Forbes and @B2BMKTGInsider.” Blogger.” It’s no secret that social media is an important channel of digital marketing. Research from Optify’s 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report supports these statements. Speaker. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013 How to Identify Content Topics That Hit Home With Your Readers He's using HubSpot to show the keywords most commonly searched to find his content -- and if you don't have HubSpot, Google Analytics will also show some keyword information. At HubSpot, we have an internal wiki page where staff can suggest topics for the blog. Blank screens are the enemy of inbound marketing. So smug. Great! -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013 The Blog Editor's Ultimate Guide to Managing Multiple Contributors Who do you think is better capable of writing a stellar post about email marketing for this blog: Someone on HubSpot's marketing team who manages our social media presence, or someone on our team who manages our email and lead nurturing campaigns? The Blog Editorial Process: How should bloggers work with you during the editorial process? -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 Top 50 B2B Marketing Influencers On Twitter Hubspot – HubSpot – Hubspot in all-in-one marketing software that brings your whole marketing world together in one powerful, integrated system. PaulDunay - Paul Dunay – Global VP of Marketing for Maxymiser, Author, Blogger, Public Speaker and Award-Winning B2B Marketing Expert. Blogger. Powerful. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 Link-Building Best Practices for Targeting a UK Audience When measuring your results, you can use a tool like HubSpot's Keyword tool to show you two things: how much traffic you're generating for your target keywords, and your rank in Google for those keywords. This query will lead you either to a guest blog post submission page or a post written by a guest blogger on websites with the.co.uk -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013 6 Ways Social Media Marketing Is Changing (For the Better) In a talk with HubSpot the other day, Kurlan and Associates' Vice President and self-proclaimed “reformed salesman” Frank Belzer noted that he dedicates time each day to content creation and social media. Social media blogger Jeff Bullas thinks we'll be seeing more marketing strategies incorporating social search in the coming year. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 26 Content Marketing Tools to Use in 2013 | OMI Blog She is a HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certified Professional, Honors Distinction with over 12 years’ experience with search, social media, e-mail, and content marketing. Even I use, Placeit (I am a tech blogger) to generate some awe-inspiring screenshot for my post. Hello Kari Rippetoe, These are the best tools for bloggers. Ricky. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 8 Ready-Made Job Descriptions to Recruit an All-Star Marketing Team What's better than a blogger for a dog supply-selling ecommerce site? blogger with four poodles at a dog supply-selling ecommerce site! 2) Blogger/Blog Manager. And hiring a dedicated blogger or blog manager is crucial in creating remarkable content. Are you ready to build your dream team of inbound marketers? Definitely! -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 7 Real Marketing Interview Questions From HubSpot's CMO And if you want more background, you should also check out my post from yesterday, " How the HubSpot CMO Screens for Top Marketing Talent ," where I go into more detail about the attributes you should be looking for in an inbound marketing manager, and how to screen potential candidates before the interview stage. My Interview Approach. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013 20 B2B Marketing Blogs You Need To Read invite you to read and follow these amazing bloggers and if I missed your blog or someone you know, please suggest an addition in the comments below. When I created my own B2B Marketing Blog almost 3 years ago, I looked out across the blogosphere and asked “what do I have to say that is unique, valuable and helpful?” Follow Eric. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013 How the HubSpot CMO Screens for Top Marketing Talent At HubSpot, we like to use the acronym "DARC," which stands for digital, analytical, reach, and content: Digital means they live their lives online and are familiar and comfortable with blogging, social media, and the web in general. Odds are, these prospects are typing those same questions into Google. And now, let me get to my point. -
HUBSPOT | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2012 Instagram Responds to Privacy Policy Backlash, and Other Marketing Stories of the Week So Come All Ye Bloggers ! Savvy business bloggers know that consistent, frequent blogging is critical to online marketing success. Happy holidays, from HubSpot! Happy Holidays, marketers! :-). Are you enjoying your cozy, festive weekend with family and friends? Users spoke, and it turns out that Instagram listened. Not bad! -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012 6 Tips for Creating Content That Spreads Naturally If you're interested in learning more about these concepts, join the author for a webinar with HubSpot, How to Improve Lead Generation Using the Social Media Advancements from 2012 , December 10th at 2PM EST. 6 Ways to Create Content That Markets Itself. But sometimes you get pure silence -- crickets, even -- in response. Seriously. For free. -
BLUE FOCUS MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2012 Five Top 2013 Trends for Small Business Social Media Engagement Using Content Marketing new survey by HubSpot , “ Uncovering Marketing Benchmarks from 7,000 Businesses ,” reveals that small business benefit the greatest from blog articles in terms of both new leads and traffic. Cheryl Burgess (@ckburgess) is a digital and social brand consultant, blogger, and speaker. 1: Tech Adoption. by 2014. 5: Curation Syndication. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2012 30 Amazing Marketing Tools, Tips & Tricks We're Thankful For We use HubSpot's social media publishing tool , and it's supremely awesome because it allows you to schedule not just text updates, but image updates, too. But holy cow do bloggers use this a lot. 17) HubSpot Sources - I think our marketing team looks at our Sources dashboard every single day. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 New Breed of Web Metrics Can Help Marketing Executives Make Better Decisions Every discipline within marketing and PR has its own tools, among them: Content development: CMS tools (WordPress, Joomla, HubSpot, 100s of others), Adobe CS, tools for creating infographics , etc. What customers, analysts, journalists, bloggers, and others have to say about you is sometimes more important than your own content. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012 Understanding the New Roles in Marketing Together, they manage the relationship between Marketing and Sales to ensure that both sides are optimized to deliver (Marketing's role) and work (Sales' role) the highest quality leads, something HubSpot has grown fond of calling " SMarketing." Dan Slagen , head of global marketing relations at HubSpot leads our co-marketing initiatives. -
SYNECORE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 Content Wars: Of Robots and Writers Hubspot CEO Brian Halligan has gone as far as to suggest that brands should start running their marketing departments like production companies- think CNN or HBO- businesses pumping out tons of content that speaks to the particular interests of each segment of their target audience. Everywhere I turned, there was content. Enter the robots. -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Anyone with a New Idea is a Crank Until the Idea Succeeds In the words of HubSpot co-founder and CEO Brian Halligan, inbound marketing is “where you help yourself ‘get found’ by people already learning about and shopping in your industry. I was reminded of that famous quote from Mark Twain recently in a Twitter exchange about the web presence optimization framework. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of October 27, 2012 eConsultancy) 5 Tips to Get Your Email Read (Mashable!) News & Notes -
INTEGRATED B2B | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 Social media takes your marketing event to the next level Research from marketing automation firm Hubspot reveals that 68% of B2B companies rank marketing events as important to their business. When surveyed by Hubspot, the biggest challenge reported by marketers was quite simply to get people to respond to event invitations — in fact, nearly 50% testified to this. But there’s a catch. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012 8 Reasons Even YOU Can Be a Kick-Butt Business Blogger Well the truth is, I know any one of you -- yes, even you -- can be an amazing business blogger. Most business bloggers can very rarely sit down to write a blog post without conducting some research along the way. Remember, you're a subject matter expert -- that's the biggest value you bring to the role of business blogger. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 12 Revealing Charts to Help You Benchmark Your Business Blogging Performance [NEW DATA] But how frequently does a blogger need to publish content in order to make a true dent in their marketing results? Most inbound marketers understand that business blogging is a critical part of a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy. Furthermore, how does that vary between B2B and B2C companies, and smaller and larger businesses? -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 28 (of the) Best Twitter Tips, Tools and Tactics of 2012 (So Far) ” 17 Examples of Twitter Brand Page Backgrounds to Inspire You by HubSpot. ” 6 Data-Backed Tips for Getting More Retweets [Research] by HubSpot. ” For the slightly less ambitious or technical, try Blogger LinkUp. Twitter isn’t just for the birds anymore. Twitter Tips for Newbies. ” WTF? Itweetlive. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of October 20, 2012 News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 The Business Blogger's Ultimate Guide to Mastering Lead Generation For HubSpot's blog, we've found that banner CTAs that stand out from the rest of the page tend to perform the best. On HubSpot's blog, for example, we use the links in our top navigation to send visitors to targeted landing pages that provide top-performing offers for the main topics we cover on our blog. But have no fear! link] ). -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012 Of Twitter’s 165 million users, half access Twitter on mobile devices at least occasionally. ( HubSpot ). 75 of the Fortune 100 companies use LinkedIn in their corporate hiring process. ( HubSpot ). 76% of marketers said they planned to increase use of video and YouTube in 2012. ( HubSpot ). HubSpot ). HubSpot ). -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of October 13, 2012 Would You Read Your Blog? News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2012 5 Key Characteristics Every Social Media Community Manager Should Have also know that HubSpot invests in employees dedicated solely to managing their social media presence, as well as many other companies we work with -- and they're all seeing great results from it. We use HubSpot to measure our traffic and social media engagement. You know, the person that manages the whole thing? 2) Listens to the Buzz. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012 Lessons From the Best Marketers of the 2012 Inc. 5000 HubSpot is honored to have been included for the past two years, and this year our CEO Brian Halligan will be highlighted as a speaker at the Inc. HubSpot wanted to find the marketing rock stars within the top ranking companies in the Inc. This week, Inc.com announced the 2012 Inc. Needless to say, we're pretty pumped. Let's dive in! -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of September 29, 2012 New Social Media Solution Ohtootay Tells You (Tech Crunch) Breaking Development: Mobile Content Strategy (LukeW) The 20 Things Users Want Most from Your Mobile Site (HubSpot) The Evolution of Digital Advertising (Mashable!) Is Your Online Reputation Costing You Customers? If It’s Done Right. News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 25 Little Email Marketing Experiments That Deliver BIG Results 6) Template Designs: We've encouraged you to either use HubSpot's email templates ( if we're your ESP ) or to even create your own email template designs if you're so inclined. Here at HubSpot, for example, we've found that CTAs that include three tweets vouching for an offer tend to have the best CTRs. Sup with that? perform better? -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of September 22, 2012 All Facebook) Faking it on Social Media: What are the Costs? Spin Sucks) The Road to IPO: New Opportunities and Market Trends (All Things D) Wait, Why are You Measuring That? Getting Your E-commerce SEO Ready for the Holidays (Search Engine Guide) Four Common Online Reputation Problems (Spin Sucks). News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 17 Brilliant Sources of Content Hiding Right Under Your Nose We have a couple here at HubSpot, one of which is an internal wiki on which we post, among many things, educational pages with content we think others might benefit from. For example, we launched HubSpot 3 at our marketing conference, INBOUND 2012, during a keynote address. Creating content is a pain in the puppy. And an infographic? -
B2BBLOGGERS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 Follow The Money To The CMO Hubspot: Buys Performable in June 2011. B2B BloggerHow Tech Companies Are Setting Sights On The Swelling Marketing Budget. It began in 2009. Tech companies woke up and saw the growing role of technology in the marketing department – web analytics, marketing automation, social media, digital advertising and digital creation. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 7 Reasons Branding & Design Play a Vital Role in Your Marketing If it was one of our bloggers designing the CTA? With our brand style guide, literally every employee at HubSpot can make use of established creative elements in any of their collateral or communications, like SWAG, offers, blog posts, landing pages. Oh, you work in branding and design? So you're an arts and crafts marketer. Got it. -
BLUE FOCUS MARKETING | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 2012 #Nifty50 Top Men in Technology on Twitter Coming next year , Tom and I will be honoring #Nifty50 Women and Men Writers, to include bloggers, journalists, authors and PR professionals. 22nd, bloggers from around the world take over New York City. 22nd, bloggers from around the world take over New York City. The future of profit is purpose. ”. Chris Adams – @chrishadams. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of September 15, 2012 News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 How to Stop Internal Bureaucracy From Preventing Blogging Productivity Although if you're already an avid blogger, you know that even with all the shortcuts in the world, you really just have to sit down and write. We do that here at HubSpot, actually. Most aspiring inbound marketers have a few business blogging hurdles to get over. The first hurdle? What's the last hurdle? really? What's the big deal? -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012 These women are executives, thought leaders, bloggers, authors and role models for younger women with an interest in technology. Next year, Cheryl and I tentatively plan to honor #Nifty50 Women and Men Writers, including bloggers, journalists, authors, and PR professionals. She’s a self-described fashionista and blogger. -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012 The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012 These women are executives, thought leaders, bloggers, authors and role models for younger women with an interest in technology. Next year, Cheryl and I tentatively plan to honor #Nifty50 Women and Men Writers, including bloggers, journalists, authors, and PR professionals. She’s a self-described fashionista and blogger. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 Twitter Launches More Robust Targeting for Promoted Tweets With this new feature, you could target your campaign at people who are similar to the followers of the username @HubSpot. Because HubSpot is known as a thought leader in the marketing industry, so a large amount of our followers are likely to be marketers. Now, you can target your promoted tweets to users based on their interests. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of September 1, 2012 What I Learned From Liars and Journalists, and How it Made Me a Better Blogger (ProBlogger) The Benefits of an Integrated eCommerce System (Practical eCommerce) 7 Ways to Dress Up Your Company’s Facebook Page (CIO.com). News & Notes -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2012 33 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resoures of 2012 So Far He or she who knows everybody and everybody knows him or her”) and the sharer (“one who distributes information to the bloggers to journalists through the specialized webzines. Compelling Reasons You Should Use Pinterest for Marketing by HubSpot. What’s the best process for developing a social media marketing plan? -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of August 25, 2012 eConsultancy) Introduction to Social Marketing Automation (Infographic) (Socialnomics). News & Notes -
CONFLUENT FORMS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2012 Focusing on your Klout score is detrimental to your business We've been fielding questions from clients (and potential clients) about Klout scores, Hubspot, and what all these services mean for their websites and their businesses. The questions I receive are typically "how can I get my Klout score higher?", "should I fork over lots of money to Hubspot?" Who is Hubspot? What is Klout? -
BIZNOLOGY | MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 26 Social Media Secrets Skittles Knows 70% of bloggers are organically talking about brands on their blog. These stats are sourced from comScore , WOMMA , HubSpot and Amercian Express. Photo credit: Wikipedia. The Skittles website attracted 23,000 U.S. unique visitors in March 2012, while the Skittles Facebook Page attracted 320,000 visitors–14 times as many. -
WEBBIQUITY | SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012 79 Remarkable Social Media Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2012 According to research by HubSpot, “SEO leads have a 15% close rate, on par with the close rate for direct traffic, and ahead of referrals (9%), paid search (7%), social media (4%), and outbound leads (2%).” “Increased frequency of blogging correlates with increased customer acquisition, according to…HubSpot. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012 The Secret to Increasing Blog Subscribers & Boosting Traffic [Data] We took a look at 720 HubSpot customers with at least 50 email subscribers to get a better idea of how these businesses use their blog to attract and convert prospects. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that business blogging is an indispensable component to seeing success with inbound marketing. That's right. Here's what we found. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 15 Sure-Fire Ways to Guarantee Your Next Event Is SOLD OUT Instead of hearing from the HubSpot team why we thought our conference was great, these posts let you hear when the event was a can't-miss opportunity from actual attendees. Ticket Sales Tip #1: Get Cyndi Lauper to perform at your event. Just kidding. And part of that planning means, obviously, driving ticket sales. But they're busy. Anyone? -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 How to Get Hired as an Inbound Marketer Here at HubSpot, however, we've spent a lot of time hiring inbound marketers -- a few hundred, in fact. Be prepared to rattle off the publications you read on a daily or weekly basis, know the names of important authors and bloggers, explain why you read what you read, and, you know, actually read them. You aren't working? Nailed it. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 7 Habits of Remarkably Charismatic Marketers Use a tool like HubSpot's Social Media Monitoring Tool to help stay on top of mentions of important keywords you'd like to be alerted for. and give those guest bloggers exposure to a new audience and valuable links back to their site. Here at HubSpot we've definitely made our share of mistakes ! love those people. awesome. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 How Not to Steal People's Content on the Web So let's walk through a couple common scenarios bloggers come across when creating their content, and figure out how to address them! Let's say you're quoting another blogger in your post -- hey, sometimes they just explained it so perfectly! How to Give Credit to Guest Bloggers and Ghost Writers. Not cool! What do you do? -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of July 28, 2012 Here are the top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of July 28, 2012… 10 Things Yoga Teaches Us About Small Business Ownership (Small Biz Trends) Three Ways to Keep Your Search Rankings Healthy (Marketing Profs) Limitations: Your Key to Blogging Success? News & Notes -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 11 Social Media Automation Mistakes to Avoid Like the Plague If you're a HubSpot customer, you can do this right within the Social Media tool. HubSpot also integrates with HootSuite to make closed-loop social possible. Let's relive the story of a former HubSpot employee who fell victim to some very unfortunate, poorly executed social media automation. Automation can't be all bad , right? -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012 The Secret to Creating Irresistible Marketing Offers ” A few weeks ago during the MarketingSherpa Optimization Summit, HubSpot performed a live experiment to test whether a limited-time offer performed better than if there was no scarcity factor at all. Once Google gave email addresses to top influencers and bloggers, word spread, and suddenly everyone wanted a Gmail address. -
B2BBLOGGERS | TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012 No Marketer Left Behind B2B BloggerMany universities are remain behind in preparing today’s graduates for the demand of today’s marketers. If you study marketing at a university, getting a deep understanding of sales is not always a part of the cirriculum, social media gets a brief review, and the four P’s remain paramount. What do you think? -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 8 Ways to EARN Media Attention Instead of Buying It With the declining effectiveness of traditional channels and an increasing trust in 'earned' media , businesses should not only attract traffic through inbound channels like blogging and social media, but also by actively seeking opportunities to garner attention from media, the press, influencers, and bloggers. to try out. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 How to Create 200 Hours Worth of Marketing Content in One Night Here at HubSpot, we’ve found that one of the best (and most fun!) And if certain individuals find that this environment isn't condusive to working, they can always find a quiet space of their own to hole up for a while (like some of our bloggers did, for example). Marketers don’t always have it so easy (wait. do we ever ?). -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012 How to Shave 20 Minutes Off Your Next Blog Post Give it a hard start and stop, too -- another HubSpot blogger is a fan of taking her laptop somewhere without a power cord, giving her only enough time to blog that her laptop battery allows. Keep a Company Log: HubSpot uses our internal wiki to post ideas for blog posts. Odds are you've been where I am now. Ready? Let's do it. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of July 7, 2012 21 Internet Marketing Stats that will Blow Your Mind (HubSpot). How to Promote Your Old Lead Gen Offers So They Feel Brand New (HubSpot). Social Media Advertising: Should Bloggers Bother? Everything You Need to Run a Successful Social Media Contest (HubSpot). Email Tips to Help Close a Deal (Small Biz Trends). -
B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips From a breakdown of why it’s important to a solid list of the specific elements you should think about testing, this post from Remarkablogger (courtesy of guest blogger, Ruben Corbo) is a really nice primer to help you get started strategically testing your email campaigns. Enjoy! B Testing Email Marketing Strategies – A Quick Guide. Read on. -
B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips From a breakdown of why it’s important to a solid list of the specific elements you should think about testing, this post from Remarkablogger (courtesy of guest blogger, Ruben Corbo) is a really nice primer to help you get started strategically testing your email campaigns. Enjoy! B Testing Email Marketing Strategies – A Quick Guide. Read on. -
B2B LEAD BLOG | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012 Friday Wrap-up: This Week in B2B Marketing Tips From a breakdown of why it’s important to a solid list of the specific elements you should think about testing, this post from Remarkablogger (courtesy of guest blogger, Ruben Corbo) is a really nice primer to help you get started strategically testing your email campaigns. Enjoy! B Testing Email Marketing Strategies – A Quick Guide. Read on. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 The Savvy Inbound Marketer's Daily, Weekly & Monthly To-Do Lists Log into HubSpot , Google Analytics (or any other marketing or website analytics you’ve set up), and any paid media campaigns to review dashboards for spikes, inbound links, and results compared to goals (you've set some goals , right?). HubSpot, Google Alerts, HootSuite, etc.) Don’t let your to-do's bog you down. Listen. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 Why Inbound Marketing Is Perfect for Your Niche Business Publishing your expertise helps not only your prospects find you but also other journalists and bloggers who may end up writing about and linking to you. Do you consider your business to be "niche?" If so, inbound marketing was made for you! It's true! 1) You Can Get Found for Your Expertise. Don't you want to be the one they find? -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 Marketing Hall of Shame: HubSpot's Worst Marketing Mistakes, Revisited As a little marketing therapy on this fine Monday morning, last week the HubSpot marketing team sat down and relived some of HubSpot's most mortifying marketing mistakes, and of course thought it'd only be prudent to publish them for everyone to peruse through at their leisure. Blogger Problems. Ask your boss what she thinks. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of June 16, 2012 How to Make More Money From Existing Customers with Marketing Automation (HubSpot). 10 Free Tools Every Business Blogger Should Bookmark (HubSpot). Integrations That Will Amplify the Power of Your Lead Nurturing (HubSpot). How to Design an eCommerce Website Experience Your Shoppers Adore (HubSpot). Spin Sucks). -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012 The 30 Best Content Curation Resources for Marketers and Business Pros I’ve also created a twitter list of these resources and other influential bloggers that you can also subscribe to… The New York Times (@ NYTimes ) – “All the news that’s fit to print.” Hubspot (@ Hubspot ) – another one of the top resource for marketers. Inc Magazine (@ Inc ). -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 10 Free Tools Every Business Blogger Should Bookmark As a business blogger , most of the tools you need to do your job live right up there in your noggin. Here are 10 free tools that will make you a better business blogger , and how to use them. 10 Free Tools Business Bloggers Should Bookmark. What other free tools out there have helped you be a better business blogger? -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012 Vote for Your Favorite Marketing Blogs on MarketingSherpa HubSpot Blog. HubSpot needs no introduction, and features remarkable bloggers like Laura Fitton , Peter Caputa and Rebecca Corliss. Time to stuff the ballot box again! MarketingSherpa is once again out to find the best marketing blogs across a range of categories, based on reader votes. Let you voice be heard! Yotpo blog. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 How to Write Stellar How-To Posts for Your Business Blog How-to posts are favorited by bloggers and readers alike. At HubSpot, we sell marketing software , and our ideal customers are constantly trying to learn how to be better marketers; so here are a few examples of how-to posts we've written that teach them how to be just that: How to Set the Right Lead-Gen Goals for Your Marketing Team. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 How to Tackle Your Most Aggravating Social Media Marketing Pet Peeves The message wasn't even customized or catered to the HubSpot blog, and was clearly a blanket message sent out to multiple Facebook pages. Guest bloggers should do a little research about what has already been posted to make sure they are suggesting content that is both original and relevant. Seriously. Spammy Auto-follow Messages. -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of June 2, 2012 The Naked Marketing Guide to Getting Dramatically More Traffic and Subscribers (Pro Blogger). 10 Pinterest Infographics: Visual Explanations for a Visual Social Network (HubSpot). How the Big Social Networks Use Email to Increase Engagement (HubSpot). Begin With a Referral in Mind (Duct Tape Marketing). Social Times). -
SAZBEAN | SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2012 Top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of May 26, 2012 Bloggers: Participate in New Research On Blogging (Social Media Explorer). How the Right Tools Can Remedy Your Website’s Traffic Problem (HubSpot). Here are the top Internet strategy, marketing and technology links for the week of May 26, 2012… How to Use Data to Enrich Your Content (ProBlogger). Chapman (Marketo). -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 The 5-Step Guide to Executing an Outstanding Inbound Marketing Campaign For example, HubSpot recently announced a brand new email tool. As part of the HubSpot email campaign, we wanted to increase awareness about our new email software. Tip for HubSpot Customers: Bookmarking a goal in HubSpot's Landing Page Analytics Report. We marketers are known for launching and running various campaigns. -
B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 Social Media Readings: Nine Things to Get You on Track Let’s start with this new one from the good people at Hubspot. For some great, quick tips, here is a wonderful post by Chris Peterson at B2B Bloggers. We’ll end with this simple blog post from Hubspot. A long weekend looms here in Canada, with another just behind it for my American friends. But that’s my issue. What the Plus! -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012 Twitter Launches Weekly Email Digest to Aid Content Discovery Consider the personalized email digest my fellow HubSpot blogger, Corey Eridon shared from her inbox. Looks like Twitter is putting its January acquisition of social news startup Summify to good use! This just several days after news of Twitter's "acqui-hire" of personalized email marketing service RestEngine. Yup -- Corey wrote that. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 How B2B Marketers Can Succeed on the 6 Big Social Networks At HubSpot, we update our LinkedIn company status 4 times a day, each time publishing either a new blog post, or a lead generation offer. For an example, take a look at HubSpot's 'Marketing Infographics' board on Pinterest. Let's use HubSpot as a case study. Subscribe to the @ HubSpot blog! Social media! Like this. aMvYn. -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 20 Simple Ways to Boost Blog Subscribers It's not an uncommon scenario: Business bloggers get so caught up in the grind of churning out quality content on a regular basis, they tend to forget about some of the other fundamental factors that contribute to a successful blog. Unfortunately, too many bloggers undermine the value of these loyal members of their blog's readership. | |